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For her 56th birthday, Ellen Jenkins went under the knife. It was a birthday present to herself, a present which left her floati

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问题     For her 56th birthday, Ellen Jenkins went under the knife. It was a birthday present to herself, a present which left her floating on cloud nine. Seven months later, she’s still floating ... because of the loss of more than 100 pounds and the gain of a whole new attitude.
    Jenkins, 56, went from 330 pounds last October to 230 pounds today. She can now fit into a movie theater seat, she can fit into a doctor’s chair, she can sit on her porch swing, and she can even cross her legs. "It feels great," said Jenkins. "It’s been a life-changing thing for me all around. Everything is easier now." Her secret? Gastric bypass surgery.
    The procedure has become a medical alternative for millions of overweight Americans. According to the Surgical Weight Loss Center, severe obesity—100 pounds or more above an individual’s ideal body weight—can complicate one’s health, causing high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, asthma, sleeping problems, arthritis and several types of cancer. Premature death is more likely due to the earlier onset of stroke, heart attack and complications from diabetes.
    Due to the potentially severe medical complications, thousands have turned to the extreme in weight loss—ariatric surgery, which alters the digestive process. The operation promotes weight loss by stapling off parts of the stomach to make it smaller, restricting the amount of food the stomach can hold.
    Some operations combine stomach restriction with a partial bypass of the small intestine. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, these procedures create a direct connection from the stomach to the lower segment of the small intestine, literally bypassing portions of the digestive tract that absorb calories and nutrients.
    The result is extreme weight loss. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, most patients lose weight quickly following surgery and continue to lose pounds for up to 24 months afterwards. Although most patients regain 5 to 10 percent of the weight they lost, most maintain a long-term weight loss of about 100 pounds.
According to the survey, many obese Americans have opted for surgery because______.
选项 A、they are no longer accepted by their families
B、of the health risks associated with obesity
C、of societal pressure to be thin
D、they were unable to cross their legs
答案B
解析 属事实细节题。第四段指出，由于肥胖症可能出现并发症，所以许多人选择外科手术。
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